Christopher Levesque

Even before the 17th, Hugh Thompson reported the massacre to Major Fred Watkey. And he reported it to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Barker, the commanding officer of Task Force Barker, and Colonel Oren Henderson, who was the commanding officer of the 11th Infantry Brigade. So we have this reporting structure starting to happen.

But at the same time, we have people starting to cover it up almost immediately. Medina flat out lied to the commander of the 23rd Infantry Division, Major General Samuel Koster. And told him that all of the casualties were from artillery. There also developed a narrative that they were killed in a crossfire. The number of people was downplayed.

But at the same time, we have people starting to cover it up almost immediately. Medina flat out lied to the commander of the 23rd Infantry Division, Major General Samuel Koster. And told him that all of the casualties were from artillery. There also developed a narrative that they were killed in a crossfire. The number of people was downplayed.

But at the same time, we have people starting to cover it up almost immediately. Medina flat out lied to the commander of the 23rd Infantry Division, Major General Samuel Koster. And told him that all of the casualties were from artillery. There also developed a narrative that they were killed in a crossfire. The number of people was downplayed.

So that when Watkey went to Barker and Henderson, he told them that it was 25 people. He didn't say they were killed in a crossfire because there had been no fire and no Viet Cong on site. But... The focus was on Thompson's confrontation with Cowley.

So that when Watkey went to Barker and Henderson, he told them that it was 25 people. He didn't say they were killed in a crossfire because there had been no fire and no Viet Cong on site. But... The focus was on Thompson's confrontation with Cowley.

So that when Watkey went to Barker and Henderson, he told them that it was 25 people. He didn't say they were killed in a crossfire because there had been no fire and no Viet Cong on site. But... The focus was on Thompson's confrontation with Cowley.

And that allowed some of the senior officers in the brigade and the division to move the investigation that they did away from this idea of a massacre. And after that, it gets bigger.

And that allowed some of the senior officers in the brigade and the division to move the investigation that they did away from this idea of a massacre. And after that, it gets bigger.

And that allowed some of the senior officers in the brigade and the division to move the investigation that they did away from this idea of a massacre. And after that, it gets bigger.

That's a little complicated. Initially, My Lai was reported as a victory by the New York Times with 128 Viet Cong killed and three weapons captured. The media starts to take notice when Cali's court-martial is starting to begin, is becoming underway. There's an investigation going on.

That's a little complicated. Initially, My Lai was reported as a victory by the New York Times with 128 Viet Cong killed and three weapons captured. The media starts to take notice when Cali's court-martial is starting to begin, is becoming underway. There's an investigation going on.

That's a little complicated. Initially, My Lai was reported as a victory by the New York Times with 128 Viet Cong killed and three weapons captured. The media starts to take notice when Cali's court-martial is starting to begin, is becoming underway. There's an investigation going on.

Yes, but only because Ron Ridenour, who had been friends with members of Charlie Company, even though he was assigned as a door gunner elsewhere in the division, found about it from people who had been present. Okay. And he talked to multiple people who had been at My Lai to verify what was happening, because it sounded like an outlandish story, like propaganda. Where is Ron Rittenhour?

Yes, but only because Ron Ridenour, who had been friends with members of Charlie Company, even though he was assigned as a door gunner elsewhere in the division, found about it from people who had been present. Okay. And he talked to multiple people who had been at My Lai to verify what was happening, because it sounded like an outlandish story, like propaganda. Where is Ron Rittenhour?

Yes, but only because Ron Ridenour, who had been friends with members of Charlie Company, even though he was assigned as a door gunner elsewhere in the division, found about it from people who had been present. Okay. And he talked to multiple people who had been at My Lai to verify what was happening, because it sounded like an outlandish story, like propaganda. Where is Ron Rittenhour?

He's back in the States, isn't he? He's back in the United States at this point. And basically, he had found out about this when Charles Groover had a beer with him and told him we did something terrible. Oh, I see. And so he talks to all these other people and then writes a letter.

He's back in the States, isn't he? He's back in the United States at this point. And basically, he had found out about this when Charles Groover had a beer with him and told him we did something terrible. Oh, I see. And so he talks to all these other people and then writes a letter.

He's back in the States, isn't he? He's back in the United States at this point. And basically, he had found out about this when Charles Groover had a beer with him and told him we did something terrible. Oh, I see. And so he talks to all these other people and then writes a letter.

But he only writes this letter after consulting with family and friends who basically told him, well, you don't want to be involved in this. But despite that, he wrote a letter to 22 different officials saying,